Monthly Archives: April 2014

Several members have asked where the eagles nests are that other members have been photographing at. Here’s maps to a couple of them that I’ve been shooting at.

Tips for shooting: First and foremost the key is keeping quiet, make slow movements and respect other photographers and birdwatchers that may be there when you show up. I’d strongly suggest using a tripod and a good long lens as both nests are rather high up in the trees.

Also, shoot with the fastest shutter speed you can to capture the Eagles without blur. If you’re not sure what that is on your camera then set it at the “Sports” setting, usually designated by a running figure on your dial. If you’re shooting with a VR or IS (vibration reduction or Image Stabilized) lens then be sure to turn this setting off when you are shooting from a tripod. Otherwise your pictures may look blurry. If you have one I’d suggest using a remote cord for your camera as you won’t always need to be right at the camera.

If you want to catch them entering or leaving the nests then you should frame your picture in such a way to allow room to do so. Then you’ll just have to sit and wait for them. Right now both nests have young chicks and so there’s always one of the Eagles close by keeping an eye on them. Enjoy photographing and be careful! One last thing… ticks are out!

The arrows on the maps point to the general area of the nests. Click on map for larger versions.

Program will be by Steve King, Rennan Quijano and myself Jim Pearson. This will be a hands on program on Macro Photography. Everyone is encouraged to bring your camera, tripod if you have one and any macro lens, extension tubes and so on. If you don’t have any of these things then bring what you have and we’ll work with it.

After the presentation by Steve we will break up and take pictures of various things we’ll be bringing… that way you can practice some of the techniques while we’ll be there to help you.

Our Next Meeting

Our next meeting is Monday, March 12th at 6pm in Room 214-215 of the Hatley Building, which is part of the Health Technology Campus, on 750 Laffoon Street in Madisonville, Ky.

Program:

For our club meeting on March 12th, Steve King will be doing a presentation and demonstration of water drop photography with high speed trigger and flash! We ask you to bring 3-5 photos to talk about, either printed or emailed to wkpcweb@gmail.com at least one day before out meeting so that we can preload them. We look forward to seeing you in March!

March’s winning print will be judged. Topic is “frame within a frame”. Winner receives $25.00 In order to enter, you must be a paid member. You will need to send your print entries to wkpcweb@gmail.com prior to March 12th (the day of our meeting). This will allow us to start our meeting on time as all entries will be preloaded.

We will have a donate, trade, or sell tub.

Invite anyone to our meetings who is interested in photography. See you in February!

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2018 Tuesday Lunch Locations
Below is the listing for our upcoming Tuesday Lunch locations for anyone in the Photography club or visitors interested in the club. Everyone’s invited and welcome to bring photos, equipment, ect. to share or talk about. If you’re new to the area and need directions post a comment to this page or email our webmaster@westkentuckyphotographyclub.org .